Have you heard of Indiegogo or Kickstarter? They’re internet platforms whereby people who are trying to raise funds for a project can collection donations toward their goal. Early this year a new bookstore opened in Chicago with the help of… Read More ›
Book News
Iowa City Book Festival Road Trip Recap
This past weekend I attended the annual Iowa City Book Festival. It’s a three day celebration of books. Friday morning Ruth, Cayt, and I made drive from Chicago to Iowa City in just under four hours. We talked non-stop about… Read More ›
Patricia Cornwell’s next novel–THE BONE BED–coming 10/16/12
US cover Patricia Cornwell recently announced that the release date for her next Kay Scarpetta novel, The Bone Bed, is October 16, 2012. About the book:In Alberta, Canada, an eminent paleontologist disappears from a dinosaur dig site, and at the… Read More ›
World Book Night Recap
Yesterday was World Book Night and I had a fabulous time handing out free books at Hines VA Hospital. The book I gave was Stephen King’s The Stand and it was so rewarding to put the book in the hands… Read More ›
Coming Soon! Louise Penny’s The Beautiful Mystery
Release date: August 28, 2012 If you enjoy mystery novels full of well-rounded characters and plots that have no need to beat you over the head, Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache series is probably up your alley (or at the… Read More ›
Rare Cather Edition Triples in Price
What collectors are willing to pay for a rare edition says a lot not only about the condition of the book, but about an author’s status. Looks like Cather’s star is still on the rise. The rarest edition of Willa… Read More ›
Historic Desecration or Necessary Infrastructure Update?
As regular readers of WildmooBooks know, Willa Cather is my favorite author. I’m a card-carrying-member of the Willa Cather Foundation* and I have a Google alert set up for her name so that I can keep up-to-date on Cather news… Read More ›
Nothing New Under the Sun: Books, Gender, and Haters
Theroux on Naipaul: “a grouch…tantrum-prone” Have you heard the latest, shocking literary news? A well known, highly esteemed, award winning male writer recently claimed that no women writer is his equal, nor could one ever be, because women are just… Read More ›
Discovering Willa Cather & Big Cather News
You know that silly question: if you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one book, what book would it be? My answer would be anything by Willa Cather. If I could be picky, I’d do an… Read More ›
Pat Conroy’s next book–THE DEATH OF SANTINI
Rumor had it that Conroy’s next book was coming out in the fall of 2011, but that obviously didn’t happen. I’ll post updates here as I come across them. The Death of Santini is a memoir of how Conroy’s father… Read More ›